The Blue Aeroplanes
The Blue Aeroplanes are an art rock group from Bristol, England, that has drawn comparisons to critically acclaimed rock bands like the Velvet Underground because of their eclectic style and the songwriting sensibility of group leader Gerard Langley. The original core of the band included Langley's brother John on drums, Nick Jacobs on guitar, and multi-instrumentalist Dave Chapman. However, personnel other than Langley has varied, and (on both records and in performances) they have always been augmented by a large cast of semi-regular sidemen. (By the time of their 1991 album, Beatsongs, the Aeroplanes' lineup included guitarist Angelo Bruschini, guitarist Rodney Allen, bassist Andy McCreeth, drummer Paul Mulreany, and guitarist/keyboard player Alex Lee, with another eight musicians listed in the credits.) The group released Bop Art on the Abstract Records label in April 1984, then signed to Fire Records, for which they recorded their second album, Tolerance (October 1986), and their third, Spitting Out Miracles (1987), plus several EPs. Spitting Out Miracles was their first U.S. release, followed by the compilation album Friendloverplane (1988), a double LP on Fire in the U.K. that was reduced to a single LP on Restless in the U.S. The Blue Aeroplanes then signed to the Ensign division of Chrysalis Records and charted in the U.K. with two 1989 singles, "Jacket Hangs" and "...And Stones," as well as their 1990 and 1991 albums, Swagger and Beatsongs.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Culture Gun
Alternative & Indie - Released by Last Night From Glasgow Limited on Apr 28, 2023
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Swagger (Deluxe)
Rock - Released by Chrysalis Records on Feb 24, 1990
The Qobuz Essential Discography16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Huh! – The Best Of The Blue Aeroplanes 1987-1992
Rock - Released by Chrysalis Records on Jan 1, 2016
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Friendloverplane 2 (Up in a Down World)
Rock - Released by Chrysalis Records on Oct 5, 1992
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Outdoor Miner EP
Rock - Released by Chrysalis Records on May 4, 2007
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Building an Ark for the Anthropocene (Single Edit)
Rock - Released by Last Night From Glasgow Limited on Feb 24, 2023
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Beat Songs (Deluxe Version)
Rock - Released by Chrysalis Records on Aug 17, 1991
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Life Model
Alternative & Indie - Released by Beggars Banquet on Feb 7, 1994
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Spitting out Miracles
Rock - Released by Fire Records on Jan 1, 1987
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Rough Music
Alternative & Indie - Released by Beggars Banquet on Jan 16, 1995
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Beatsongs (2024 Remaster)
Rock - Released by Chrysalis Records on Apr 19, 2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Tolerance / Bop Art
Rock - Released by Fire Records on Jan 1, 1990
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Broken & Mended
Alternative & Indie - Released by Beggars Banquet on Jan 17, 1994
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Beatsongs (Deluxe)
Rock - Released by Chrysalis Records on Aug 17, 1991
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Detective Song
Alternative & Indie - Released by Beggars Banquet on Nov 28, 1994
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo